Philippians 1:1–11

Greeting

1 Paul a and Timothy, b slaves of Christ Jesus:

To all the * saints in Christ Jesus who are in Philippi, c including the * overseers d and deacons. e

2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

3 I give thanks to my God for every remembrance of you, f 4 always praying with joy for all of you in my every prayer, 5 because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day g until now. h 6 I am sure of this, that He who started a good work i in you j will carry it on to completion k until the day of Christ Jesus. 7 It is right l for me to think this way about all of you, because I have you in my heart, m and you are all partners with me in grace, both in my imprisonment n and in the defense o and establishment of the gospel. 8 For God is my witness, p how deeply I miss all of you q with the affection of Christ Jesus. 9 And I pray this: that your love r will keep on growing s in knowledge and every kind of discernment, t 10 so that you can approve the things that are superior u and can be pure v and blameless w in x the day of Christ, y 11 filled with the fruit z of righteousness a that comes through Jesus Christ to the glory b and praise of God.